The mind is a strange and wonderful thing. I'm not sure it'll ever be able to figure itself out. Everything else maybe, from the atom to the universe, everything except itself.

Love, desire, ambition, faith - without them, life's so simple, believe me.

I want to love and be loved.... I don't want a world without love or grief or beauty. I'd rather die.

You know, a dame with a rod is like a guy with a knitting needle.

All women are wonders because they reduce all men to the obvious.

Seems like everything people oughta know they just don't want to hear. I guess that's the big trouble with the world.

PATH TO SUCCESS: DREAM. PLAN. DO. FAIL. NEVER GIVE UP. FAIL. NEVER GIVE UP. FAIL. NEVER GIVE UP. ACHIEVE! IT'S A MESSY JOURNEY.

Most people treat the present moment as if it were an obstacle that they need to overcome. Since the present moment is life itself, it is an insane way to live.

The young artist... will discover out of ordinary things the meaning of ordinariness. He will not try to make them extraordinary. Only their real meaning will be stated.

It is not your outward appearance that you should beautify, but your soul, adorning it with good works.

If you can jump up onstage and make people laugh, shouldn't you also be able to inhabit a character?

The key is to produce something that both pulls people together and gives them something to do.

I took pleasure when I could. I acted clearly and morally and without regret. I'm very lucky.

Your life starts to take shape at 30. You don't have to make excuses for who you are anymore.

The only way people will have the trust to give their all to their job is if they feel like their contribution is recognized and valued.

When your target is too far away from you, continue walking singing the song you like.